Excerpt from Lectures on Animal Chemistry Delivered at the Royal College of Physicians Mr. President and gentlemen, - It has been, I am well aware, the traditional policy of this College, in its character of a learned body, to foster the cultivation of natural science for its own sake, irrespective of any immediate advantage accruing to medical practice, and regardless even of the ultimate advantage which, sooner or later, must accrue from every addition to our knowledge of the phenomena of life. I therefore make no apology, Sir, for directing your attention to topics of which the present interest, at any rate, is more scientific than practical, relying upon the favour ever extended to pure science within these walls - relying still more confidently upon the prospective ability of science to repay your favour many fold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.